Vehicle recall 01V168000 · May 18, 2001
Saab 9-3 and 9-5
Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 208, "occupant crash protection." the air bag alert labels may not be permanently…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 208, "occupant crash protection." the air bag alert labels may not be permanently affixed as required by this standard.
- Consequence
- These vehicles do not comply with the requirements.
- Remedy
- Dealers will clean the sunvisor surface and apply a new air bag alert label on both sunvisors. Owner notification began July 30, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Saab at 1-800-955-9007.
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V168000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 18, 2001
- Filed by
- SAAB CARS USA, INC.
- Owner notification
- July 30, 2001
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 43,073
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Air bags
Vehicles covered
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